International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Multi-sport
Media

Korean e-commerce group Coupang is reported to have acquired streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with the ‘Korea Pool’ of terrestrial broadcasters.
Events

Up to 10,000 spectators will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games venues, with a 50-per-cent limit on venue capacity also applying
Winter Sports
Events

The sport of ski mountaineering could be added to the programme for the 2026 winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina after the local organising committee put it forward for inclusion
Events

Athletes participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games could face expulsion if they break the Covid-19 measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus in Japan
Multi-sport
Events

Australian Olympic official John Coates warned that Brisbane's appointment as host of the 2032 Olympics was not yet ensured, ahead of a July 21 vote by the International Olympic Committee
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has finalised the sports and events programme for Paris 2024 and made several key decisions on the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and LA 2028 Summer Games
Events

Brisbane is a step away from being confirmed the host of the 2032 Olympic Games after being put forward to the final stage of the selection process by the International Olympic Committee executive board…
Finance & Law

The Association of Summer and Olympic International Federations said it has a “big job” on its hands when it meets with the International Olympic Committee to discuss how much revenue its federations wil…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, has said that sponsors continue to support the hosting of the Games, despite reports that some Japanese backers have privately called…
Multi-sport
Technology

The International Olympic Committee has teamed up with mobile gaming developer nWay, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, to create the first Olympic-themed non-fungible tokens
Events

The Paris 2024 organising committee says it is “on track” to hit two-thirds of its €1.1bn ($1.3bn) sponsorship target by the end of 2021, despite the ongoing difficulty of the Covid-19 pandemic. S
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee has teamed up with the International Paralympic Committee and the organising committees of the 2024, 2026 and 2028 Olympics to introduce a new global hospitality model,…
Events

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound has said that it would take an “Armageddon” for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be cancelled.
Events

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee said its board has not discussed cancelling the Games after Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun became the first official partner to call for the cancellation of the Olympics…
Boxing
Finance & Law

The International Boxing Association (Aiba), the sport’s world governing body seeking to implement reform and recover its role in organising boxing events at the Olympics, has announced today (Wednesday) t…
Events

Cancelling the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics would cost Japan an estimated ¥1.8tn ($16.5bn/€13.5b
Multi-sport
Media

Chinese digital media operators Tencent and Kuaishou have sublicensed on-demand and short-form video rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics from state broadcaster CCTV
Events

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will go ahead even if the host city is under a state of emergency when the Games start on July 23, International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates has said